The Oakwood Lumberjacks will head out to take on the Russia Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Oakwood 3.6, Russia 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oakwood's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over Northwestern. The Lumberjacks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Josh Tribble made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Tribble was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Nate Ferra
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In other batting news, Oakwood let Owen Hoersting and Nate Ferra run wild. Hoersting went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Ferra went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Ferra a new career-high. Braden Devine also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Oakwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwestern only posted an OBP of .235.
Russia might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to Northmont, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory made it two in a row for Oakwood and bumps their season record up to 15-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Russia, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
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